First Close Partners backs venture funds owned by underrepresented managers (“URMs”) -- especially to help them get to a “first close.” The company invests in venture capital firms owned and operated by URMs who are people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and members of other groups that have been historicallyunderrepresented, especially (but not solely) in the venture capital industry. The venture capital funds into which they have invested are predominantly located in the US, Europe, and Africa.

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Hayley Netherton

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Ed Zimmerman

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The Partnership Management Team at First Close Partners is responsible for nurturing relationships with venture funds owned by underrepresented managers. They oversee collaboration and communication between the firm and its portfolio funds, ensuring strategic alignment, providing support in reaching a first close, and facilitating access to resources and networks that can help amplify the impact and success of these underrepresented managers.

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